Valerie Maltais of Canada is comforted by a team member after she crashed out in a women’s 1000m short track speedskating semifinal at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. AP photo

Speedskaters from team France, left to right, Alexis Contin, Ewen Fernandez and Benjamin Mace of France compete in the men’s speedskating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. AP photo